A grieving woman was thrilled to find a note from her late father, especially when it alluded to revealing a family secret.
However, in true dad fashion, the family secret in question revealed nothing about his real family, but rather detailed instructions on how to win the Cracker Barrel peg game.
“My dad passed away unexpectedly and while we were cleaning his house, I found a sinister note stuffed at the bottom of his dresser,” said TikTok user Tay, from Texas. he wrote in the short clip.
In the video, the 27-year-old shows a piece of paper folded inside a small plastic sleeve, which she carefully removes.
The woman, who posts under the username @isyabootay, showed the note to the camera, which read: “Don’t read, unless you want the answer.”
A grieving woman was thrilled to find a note from her late father, especially when it alluded to revealing a family secret.
“My father was a simple and direct man,” he noted, adding that he was also “hard-working and honest.”
“So this is completely out of character for him,” he noted.
The woman added that she felt nervous opening it, having no idea what it might contain.
Although her face is not in the photo as she reads what the letter contains, the woman looks at the contents before becoming exasperated, lowering her arms and turning the paper toward the camera.
“It’s the damn Cracker Barrel code,” he wrote, captioning the clip: “Guess this is one last joke on me.”
The Cracker Barrel peg set has been a restaurant staple since the 1960s, according to the website.
The object of the game is to reach a single standing peg on the small triangle-shaped board.
In the note left by the woman’s father, he had drawn a recreation of the board that was numbered and written where to move each number to win the game.
However, in true dad fashion, the family secret in question revealed nothing about his real family, but rather detailed instructions on how to win the Cracker Barrel peg game.
Users were amused and impressed with his tactics and his epic final dad joke.
The Cracker Barrel peg set has been a restaurant staple since the 1960s, according to the website.
‘(Did it contain) real information that I need for the procedure? Absolutely not,” he boldly wrote in a comment.
‘Cracker Barrel code so I can flex with old people during Sunday brunch?’ Hell yeah bro.’
Users were amused and impressed by his tactics and his epic final dad joke.
“I’ve worked at Cracker Barrel for six years and I couldn’t tell you how to beat this damn game,” one laughed.
‘Dad’s joke from beyond the grave. “What a legend!” wrote one lovingly.
‘1. I’m so sorry for your loss and 2. This is possibly the funniest video I’ve seen all day LMFAOOOO the silence while you drop your arms,’ someone else chimed in.
He website notes: ‘The original Cracker Barrel peg set was handmade by Ollie Quails in 1969, when the first Cracker Barrel was opened.
‘Ollie and his son, Adrian, drilled every hole, ink-stamped every block and counted every peg by hand.
“Even today, Qualls and Sons, Inc continues to punch, stamp and package tuner sets by hand, continuing that extraordinary family legacy that began more than 50 years ago.”
